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Accredited Clinical Negligence Specialists

APIL has a specialist accreditation for clinical negligence claims. If an APIL member’s profile displays the specialist accreditation logo it shows that they have achieved a particularly high standard of expertise and competence and that they actually specialise in this area of the law. However, due to the specialised nature of this accreditation we may not have a member with specialist accreditation in your area.

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Only accredited members appear on the public search facility. If an APIL member's profile does not display the clinical negligence specialist logo they will still be accredited at one of the general levels offered by APIL, having satisfied APIL's specific and extensive criteria by providing evidence of their competency and experience in handling personal injury claims.

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Mr Paul Balen of FREETHS LLP in Nottingham

Paul graduated with a first in law at Peterhouse, Cambridge. He qualified as a solicitor in 1977 and became a partner in what is now Freeths in 1980. He is now a Consultant. A Past President of both the Nottinghamshire Law and the Nottinghamshire Medico-legal Societies in 2000 he was appointed one of the first three Senior Fellows of the APIL. He was national secretary and an executive committee member of APIL between 1998 and 2000. He is an accredited APIL clinical...

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Ms Julie Hardy of NELSONS SOLICITORS LIMITED in Nottingham

I have dealt with clinical negligence cases on behalf of Claimants since qualifying as a solicitor in 1995. I joined Nelsons Solicitors as a Partner in January 2024. I have spent my whole career working in Nottingham, although I act for clients all over the country. I deal with all clinical negligence claims, but specialise in cases involving brain injuries suffered by babies at birth, or in childhood. I also deal with many cases involving surgical errors. I enjoy the...

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Miss Tracy Tai of FLETCHERS SOLICITORS in Leeds

I am an Associate Solicitor in the Birthing Injury Team at Fletchers Solicitors, specialising in complex cases arising from obstetric negligence. My practice focuses on claims involving birth related injuries such as cerebral palsy, hypoxic brain injury, and other life changing conditions affecting mothers and babies. I also have extensive experience supporting families through cases of stillbirth and neonatal death, where sensitivity and expertise are essential. Before joining Fletchers, I...

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Mr Christopher Noble of SWITALSKIS SOLICITORS LTD in Doncaster

Christopher Noble is a partner and the Head of the Clinical Negligence Team. He specialises in clinical negligence litigation on behalf of adults and children. He joined Atherton Godfrey in November 2007 having qualified as a solicitor in 1994. He trained in Leeds and subsequently specialised in personal injury and clinical negligence with Yorkshire practices also gaining partnership and departmental management experience. He has dealt with a wide variety of clinical negligence claims,...

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Ms Kim McCleery of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

I am a Senior Associate Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell LLP specialising in medical negligence. I work in Yorkshire and the Northeast. I'm accredited by APIL as a Senior Litigator and a Clinical Negligence Specialist. I have experience in a broad range of claims against hospitals trusts, GPs, and private practitioners. I have over 15 years of experience in handling complex claims involving birth injuries, adult and child brain injuries, spinal injuries, orthopaedic injuries, delays in...

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Miss Elise Burvill of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Bristol

I act in a wide variety of cases for people bringing claims against hospitals, GPs and other health professionals. I have run complex fatal claims and attended inquests to represent families.

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Mrs Janine Collier of TEES LAW in Cambridge

Executive Partner, Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury I am the Head of the award-winning and Top Tier Legal 500 Medical Negligence and Personal Injury Team at Tees. I have been doing medical negligence work now for many years and have recovered £millions compensation for victims of medical accidents. How can I help you? I work with our specialist team of solicitors and experts to help our clients understand what happened; to help them access the best possible...

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Ms Ann Logan of BALFOUR+MANSON LLP in Edinburgh

I am a Partner in balfour+manson LLP with over 28 years’ experience of personal injury litigation, specialising in pursuing clinical negligence claims on behalf of individuals. I have extensive experience in high value, catastrophic injury claims, particularly cerebral palsy, birth trauma, eye surgery and delayed diagnosis of cancer. I conduct cases in all areas including surgical, GP and dental cases, as well as in related health professions and in respect of cosmetic...

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Mrs Sara Burns of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Birmingham

Partner and APIL Clinical Negligence specialist in complex clinical negligence cases. Sara heads up a team of 11, which is one of five teams in the Birmingham department specialising solely in clinical negligence. She has experience in claims involving all types of injury with a range of values. Sara has particular interest in obstetric and birth injury claims and has extensive experience of "wrongful birth" claims. She has successfully concluded many...

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Miss Philippa Luscombe of PENNINGTONS MANCHES COOPER LLP in Guildford

Philippa heads the Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP Clinical negligence and Personal Injury teams http://www.penningtons.co.uk/people/k-o/philippa-luscombe/ . She specialises in catastrophic (mainly brain injury) and fatal injury accident claims and a wide range of clinical negligence claims - with a particular focus on cases involving spinal conditions and surgery , brain injury and delayed diagnosis. She is a Senior Accredited litigator and accredited as a Clinical...

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All patients are owed a 'duty of care' by their medical practitioner. No medical treatment or surgical procedure can be guaranteed to be 100% effective, but if you suffer an injury due to the negligence of the nurse, doctor or surgeon involved, then you may be entitled to compensation for the injuries suffered.

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